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REAL Science Odyssey: Life Level 1

Cells

Information about cells: https://online.kidsdiscover.com/unit/cells

Beautifully animated video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFuEo2ccTPA
The Human Body

Exploration of the all the body systems: https://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
Skeletal and Muscular Systems

Skeletal system activities: https://www.neok12.com/Skeletal-System.htm
Circulatory System

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9ONXd_-anM

Respiratory System
https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/lungs.html
Digestive System

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD8kLAD1jnA

Nutrition: Lots of information and activities from the USDA: https://www.nutrition.gov/topics/nutrition-age/children/kids-corner
Nervous System

Senses information and activities: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chsense.html

Nervous system information: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
Genetics and Growth

Videos on genetics and DNA: https://www.neok12.com/Genetics.htm



Cnidaria

Coloring page and information about Cnidaria: https://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/2876

Cnidaria information and facts: https://www.animalstown.com/animals/c/cnidarian/cnidarian.php

Reef information, maps, etc. : https://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/coralreef/coralreef.shtml
Worms

Earthworm information: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/c/common-earthworm/

Earthworms: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/earthworm/

Fun worm facts: https://web.extension.illinois.edu/worms/

How to make a worm compost bin: https://www.eekwi.org/composting-worms#bin
Mollusca

All about mollusks: https://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-mollusks
Arthropoda

Classification: https://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/662

Butterfly metamorphosis: http://www.butterflyschool.org/new/meta.html

Spider information, poems, lessons: https://www.kidzone.ws/lw/spiders/activities.htm

Crustaceans: https://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-crustaceans

Insect crafts: https://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2012/04/30-bug-crafts-for-kids.html
Echinodermata

All about Echinoderms: https://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/echinoderm/
Chordata

Vertebrates: http://www.biology4kids.com/files/vert_main.html
Fish

Fish classification activities: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/education/activities/2215_reef.html

All about fish: https://www.kidzone.ws/animals/fish1.htm
Amphibians

Amphibian information: https://www.ducksters.com/animals/amphibians.php

Saving endangered amphibians: http://www.amphibianark.org/education/links-to-curriculum-materials/
Reptiles

All about reptiles: https://www.kidzone.ws/animals/reptiles1.htm

Green Sea Turtle: http://animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/green-turtle/
Birds

Bird videos and games: https://www.neok12.com/Birds.htm

Bird information, coloring pages, activities: https://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/

Webcams: https://www.nps.gov/chis/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm
Mammals

Facts about mammals: https://animalstime.com/facts-mammals-characteristics-mammals-classification-mammals/

Videos about mammals: https://www.neok12.com/Mammals.htmM

Mammal information: https://www.ducksters.com/animals/mammals.php

Whale information: https://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/



Plant Kingdom

Plant information: https://easyscienceforkids.com/plants/
https://www.dkfindout.com/us/animals-and-nature/plants/

Plant parts mystery: https://web.extension.illinois.edu/gpe/index.cfm

https://science4fun.info/plants/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qULkjDccCeY

Seeds

Seed activities: https://www.thirteen.org/edonline/nttidb/lessons/cb/plantcb.html

Seed Parts: http://www.theseedsite.co.uk/seedparts.html



Evolution for kids, Charles Darwin,activities: https://darwin200.christs.cam.ac.uk/node/36

This PBS site has resources for middle and high school students but may have some useful information for older students or adults: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/everything-you-need-to-teach-evolution/



Some great, supplemental books you could use for several sections of RSO Life Level 1

# Highly recommended      * More fun than science

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Unit 2: The Cell

# Greg's Microscope- Millicent E. Selsam

Unit 3: The Human Body

# What's Inside You- Susan Meredith (Usborne Starting Point Science)

# Science and Your Body- Rebecca Heddle (Usborne Science Activities)

Somebody: Five Human Anatomy Games- Fun games to help teach anatomy

The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body- Joanna Cole

Me and My Amazing Body- Joan Sweeney

Your Insides- Joanna Cole

Easy Make and Learn: The Human Body- Donald Silver and Patricia Wynne (Human body learning projects)

Unit 4: Skeletal and Muscular Systems
The Skeleton Inside You- Philip Balestrino

Unit 5: Circulatory System
Your Blood and Its Cargo- Sigmund Kalina

A Drop of Blood- Paul Showers

Unit 7: Digestive System/ Nutrition
Good Enough To Eat - Lizzy Rockwell

Eat Healthy Feel Great - William Sears, M.D, et. al.

Unit 8: Nervous System
The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses - Joanna Cole

My Five Senses- Aliki

Unit 9: Growth and Genetics
When an Animal Grows - Millicent Selsam (about nonhuman animal growth)

Me and My Family Tree - Paul Showers

Unit 10: Classifying Life
Usborne Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World
Quickpix Not Just an Animal Game - Aristoplay

# Benny's Animals and How He Put Them in Order - Millicent E. Selsam

Animals of the Sea - Millicent Selsam

Unit 12: Cnidaria
Usborne Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World

Jellyfish - Leighton Taylor

Unit 13: Worms
Usborne Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World
Worm Day - Harriet Ziefert

Earthworms - Dorothy Childs Hogner

Unit 14: Mollusca
Usborne Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World

# Are You a Snail - Judy Allen

Unit 15: Echinodermata
Usborne Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World
ARTHOPODA
Unit 16: Insects
Usborne Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World
Usborne Complete First Book of Nature
The Magic School Bus Gets Ants in its Pants - Joanna Cole

The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive - Joanna Cole

Zoobooks: Butterflies - The Knowledge Company (distributer)

Butterflies - Karen Shapiro (Scholastic "Hello Reader!" book)

# The Butterfly House - Eve Bunting

# Waiting for Wings - Lois Ehlert

Are You a Butterfly? - Judy Allen

Are You a Ladybug? - Judy Allen

Are You an Ant? - Judy Allen

*Crickwing - Janell Cannon

Ma Jiang and the Orange Ants - Barbara Ann Porter

# Terry and the Caterpillars - Millicent Selsam

Unit 17: Arachnids
Usborne Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World
Are You a Spider? - Judy Allen

*Charlotte's Web - E.B. White

Unit 18: Crustaceans
Usborne Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World
A House for Hermit Crab - Eric Carle

Pagoo - Holling C. Holling

*Kermit the Hermit - Bill Peet

CHORDATA
Unit 20: Fish
Usborne Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World
Usborne Complete First Book of Nature

# Plenty of Fish - Millicent Selsam

*Swimmy - Leo Lionni

Unit 21: Amphibians
Usborne Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World

# Song of La Selva - Joan Banks

*Frog and Toad Are Friends - Arnold Lobel

*Frog and Toad Together - Arnold Lobel

*Frog and Toad - Arnold Lobel

Unit 22: Reptiles
Usborne Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World
Imagine You Are a Crocodile - Karen Wallace

The Moon of the Alligators- Jean Craighead George

*Verdi- Janelle Cannon

Unit 23: Birds
Usborne Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World
Usborne Complete First Book of Nature
#Tony’s Birds- Millicent Selsam

See How they Grow- Owl- Kim Taylor

*Make Way for Ducklings- Robert McCloskey

An Egg is Quiet - Dianna Hurts Aston, Sylvia Long

Unit 24: Mammals
Usborne Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World
Usborne Complete First Book of Nature
#Nature Detective- Millicent Selsam

*Stellaluna- Janell Cannon

THE PLANT KINGDOM
Usborne Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World
Usborne Complete First Book of Nature
*Franklin Plants a Tree- Paulette Borgeois

* Our Tree Named Steve - Alan Zweibel, David Catrow

Unit 25: Flowers
Usborne Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World
Usborne Complete First Book of Nature
The Reason for a Flower- Ruth Heller

Unit 26: Seeds
Usborne Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World
#Seeds and More Seeds- Millicent Selsam

The Tiny Seed- Eric Carle

*The Carrot Seed- Ruth Kraus

Unit 27: Leaves
Usborne Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World
Unit 28: Stems and Roots
Usborne Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World
OTHER LIFE SCIENCE TOPICS
Evolutions/Natural Selection
Usborne Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World
The Story of Life on Earth- Margaret Monro

Evolution - Joanna Cole

Evolution- The Beast in You (an activity book) - Marc McCutcheon

Grandmother Fish: A Child’s First Book of Evolution- Jonathan Tweet, Karen Lewis

Darwin and Evolution for Kids: His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities (For Kids series)- Kristan Lawson

Prehistoric Life
Usborne Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World
Usborne Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Natural World
The Story of Life on Earth- Margaret Monro

Wild and Wooly Mammoths- Aliki

Dinosaur Bones- Aliki

Digging Up Dinosaurs - Aliki

Patrick’s Dinosaurs- Carol Carrick

What Happened to Patrick’s Dinosaurs? - Carol Carrick

Reproduction
The Human Body: A First Discovery Book Scholastic

Everybody has a Bellybutton- Laurence Pringle

How You Were Born- Joanna Cole

Before You Were Born- Ann Douglas

Field Guide Suggestions

There are often field guides that will be specific to the area where you live.  Those are the best for finding things that you encounter while exploring. 
Arthropods
Insects (Peterson Field Guide Series) - Donald J. Borrer, Richard E. White

Spiders and Their Kin (Golden Guide) - Herbert W. Levi

Birds
Field Guide to the Birds of North America (National Geographic Society) - Shirley L. Scott

Stokes Field Guide to Birds (by region) - Donald and Lillian Stokes

Field Guide to Western (or Eastern) Birds (Peterson Series) - Roger Tory Peterson

Birds of North America (Golden Guide) - Chandler S. Robbins et al

Reptiles and Amphibians
A Field Guide to Western (or Eastern) Reptiles and Amphibians (Peterson Field Guide Series) - Robert C. Stebbins

Mammals
A Field Guide to the Mammals of America North and Mexico (Peterson Field Guide Series)

Wild Flowers

There are several field guides for wildflowers that are specific to region and it is best to find one that matches where you are exploring. 
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Flowers - National Audubon Society

Trees

There are several field guides for trees that are specific to region and it is best to find one that matches where you are exploring. 
A Field Guide to Eastern Trees: Eastern United States and Canada, Including the Midwest (Peterson Field Guides) - Roger Tory Peterson, Mariner Books, et al.

Care of Unusual "Pets"

# Pets in a Jar- Seymour Simon

Animal Care from Protozoa to Small Mammals- F. Barbara Orlans

Creepy Crawlies and the Scientific Method- Sally Kneidel



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